Evil is most assuredly afoot—and Britain’s fate rests in the hands of an alluring renegade . . . and a librarian.
These are dark days indeed in Victoria’s England. Londoners are vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of the Thames, drained of blood and bone. Yet the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences—the Crown’s clandestine organization whose bailiwick is the strange and unsettling—will not allow its agents to investigate. Fearless and exceedingly lovely Eliza D. Braun, however, with her bulletproof corset and a disturbing fondness for dynamite, refuses to let the matter rest . . . and she’s prepared to drag her timorous new partner, Wellington Books, along with her into the perilous fray.
For a malevolent brotherhood is operating in the deepening London shadows, intent upon the enslavement of all Britons. And Books and Braun—he with his encyclopedic brain and she with her remarkable devices—must get to the twisted roots of a most nefarious plot . . . or see England fall to the Phoenix!
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Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
Published April 26th 2011 by Harper Collins, Inc.
Steampunk Fantasy
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I’m always looking for a good steampunk book. Thanks for the post, I check it out.
I bought this one when it came out on the 26th. I hope it’s good!
Definitely looking forward to this one!
I am reading this book – ALMOST DONE right now and will be posting my review on Tuesday. I am totally on the edge of my seat. Really enjoying so far!
@twimom227: Oh glad to hear that. I love the cover on this one.
@twimom227: I’m stoked to hear it!
@Sophia (FV): I love the cover as well. The guy on it reminds me of Jude Law when he played Watson in Sherlock Holmes.
I so want to read this!!! There needs to be more steampunk!